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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/15/21

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Carlson Young stands in an empty room bathed in red light in the movie The Blazing WorldTHE BLAZING WORLD

“First-time feature director Carlson Young, who also stars, might have a strong future in front of and behind the camera, but she might want to work on her storytelling skills before writing another screenplay (credited to her and Pierce Brown).” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. share a happy mean together in the movie Needle in a TimestackNEEDLE IN A TIME STACK

“With a solid cast and writer/director John Ridley–who made the superb “12 Years A Slave”–at the helm, it ought to work. Instead, it’s a tedious disappointment, and that’s a shame.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Michael Meyers clutches his fist in an orange light in the movie Halloween KillsHALLOWEEN KILLS

“…there’s really no point to the film other than to showcase grisly deaths and killing off most of the cast.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/08/21

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Dan Stevens dances closely with Maren Eggert in the film I'm Your ManI’M YOUR MAN

“At times funny, at times touching, this is one of the more thoughtful films of the season.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Barbara Hershey looks distressed in a mostly white room in the horror movie The ManorTHE MANOR

“While its horror setting at a nursing home might have afforded the opportunity to address clichés associated with old age, its heavy-handedness combined with its unsatisfying ending results in a film that falls short of what it might have been.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Daniel Craig aims his gun in the James Bond movie No Time to Die

NO TIME TO DIE

“Having seen it, I can’t say it’s not necessarily the best, but it is the most ambitious and it succeeds in ways that should have Bond fans debating the results for some time to come.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Evangeline Lilly holds Jason Sudeikis by the lapels in the movie South of HeavenSOUTH OF HEAVEN

“If the story is a bit formulaic, it does allow its principals to sketch in credible characters.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/01/2021

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Adriana Barraza holds a shotgun while bathed in green light in the horror movie Bingo HellBINGO HELL

“With all the subtlety of an editorial cartoon, the characters are less flesh and blood people than symbols. When the source of evil is the gentrification of a town, you have to wonder who the intended audience is for a horror film like this. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Jake Gyllenhaal faces his computer with a wireless phone headset on in the movie The GuiltyTHE GUILTY

“Based on a 2018 Danish movie of the same name, THE GUILTY is a showcase for Gyllenhaal and a suspenseful jewel box of a thriller.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Michael Gandolfini and Alessandro Nivola stand together in the film The Many Saints of NewarkTHE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK

“It’s a must-see for those who watched the series and may work as a prologue for those meeting these characters for the first time.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 09/17/2021

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Max Harwood leans up against a clothing rack in the musical film Everybody's Talking About JamieEVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE

“Harwood, making his screen debut, instantly becomes an actor we’ll want to look out for in the future. He effortlessly carries the weight of the film from its comic to its emotional elements.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Jessica Chastain waves as Tammy Faye Bakker with Andrew Garfield next to her as Jim Bakker in the film The Eyes of Tammy FayeTHE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

“Chastain depicts Tammy Faye’s essential innocence about the world around her, which didn’t always serve her well, but at times could be disarming. Even with the heavy make-up that would define her for so many, Chastain doesn’t turn the performance into a mockery.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Judy Greer stands with her arms crossed looking in a mirror while she wears and old fashioned dress and Melanie Lynskey stands next to her with a bar of soap in her mouth in the movie The Lady of the ManorLADY OF THE MANOR
“LADY OF THE MANOR takes its thin premise–the friendship between a ne’er-do-well modern woman and the 19th century ghost of a proper Southern belle–and spins its wheels for an hour-and-a-half.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies